Cochlear implants, tiny electronic devices that can provide a sense of sound to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, have ...

The ear is much more than a hearing device, as both doctors and laymen were sharply reminded last week by the repercussions of what happened in Colonel John Glenn’s inner ear when he “spun in ...

Researchers at Nagoya University discovered that stimulating the inner ear with a specific 100 Hz sound, called “sound spice,” can significantly reduce motion sickness symptoms like nausea and ...

The malleus is a hammer-shaped bone in the middle ear. It is also known as the “hammer” or “mallet" and is the largest of three small bones in this part of the ear. (Malleus in Latin means "hammer.") ...

Karl Koehler builds inner ear and skin organoids from human stem cells to model their development in health and disease. With a PhD in Genetics and Genomics, Niki Spahich channels her infectious ...

The tests measured Transient-Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions (TEOAE), soft sounds that the inner ear naturally produces ... structural differences in cochlear anatomy,” the study authors suggest.

There are several common ear, nose, and throat (ENT) problems. They range from ear infections and allergies to various cancers. A primary care provider can diagnose many common ENT conditions, such as ...

A new study shows that women have more sensitive hearing than men and that where people live — urban vs. rural or high vs.

The discovery is an important expansion of recent findings about sound and its effect on the inner ear. Increasing evidence has suggested that stimulating the part of the inner ear associated with ...